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Federal judge sentences state Rep. Earle Banks to probation for tax crime
State Rep. Earle Banks, who pleaded guilty in May to evading the payment of federal taxes, has been sentenced to two years of supervised probation and ordered to pay nearly $85,000 in restitution.
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Justice Department launches probe into Lexington police practices
The Justice Department is investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department..
How Mississippi’s troubled prison system has fared under Tate Reeves and Burl Cain
Mississippi Today’s two-month probe into MDOC since Burl Cain became corrections commissioner found some gain but more work to be done.
Paroled killer arrested in Rankin County on DUI charge
James Williams III, paroled from two life sentences for a double murder, was charged with DUI on Oct. 20.
Ex-MDOC staffers sentenced for beating and kicking inmate
Three ex-MDOC staff members will serve three years in federal prison for beating and kicking defenseless inmate.
In the Mississippi Bible Belt, a family wrestles with raising trans kids in the Mormon church
One Mississippi family reckons with whether it’s possible to be trans and religious as lawmakers use God’s will to justify banning gender-affirming care.
Few hopes for freedom left for woman serving life in shaken baby syndrome death
Tasha Shelby, who has served 23 years of a life sentence on a shaken baby death, sees hope for freedom in a conviction integrity unit proposed by Democratic Attorney General candidate Great Kemp Martin.
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